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Post by ilovemydegus on Apr 2, 2007 7:45:14 GMT
Hi all as you all know i am in the process of introucing my two male degus. The first attempt was a failure  Now i am half way through my steps to introduce them a second time. I have read somewhere that if degus have been introduced twice and both times were unsuccessful then there is no point in keeping on trying as they will never accept eachother. Does everyone agree with this? |
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Post by ilovemydegus on Apr 2, 2007 7:50:49 GMT
ooops sorry ha ha and also it has been recommended by my local RSPCA centre to castrate both my males as that may calm them down a little and may result in them accepting eachother. This would be my absolute final resource though. I am trying everything i can but have a horrible feeling it's not going to work i don't think they will ever accept eachother. So do you agree with castrations for this reason and should i get both done or just one? |
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Post by degumaus on Apr 2, 2007 12:17:20 GMT
I don´t have experiences with introducing degus, but I´ve read that castrating doesn´t calm them down. So, not sure what is right.
But castrating degus is not as easy as with other animals. It´s more difficult and dangerous.
Can you call the RSPCA and ask if you can bring one back and try it with another one? I know it´s hard but I think it´s not so much stress than castrating and then you still don´t know if it will work.
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Post by ilovemydegus on Apr 2, 2007 12:49:19 GMT
Yes i could quite easily take one or both back however these are my boys you know and i will only be doing what other people have done. One will go back and not have a home again. I did think about getting two seperate cages and trying each with a new degu however ive been told that males are worst to introduce, females are much easier, so i'm still going to have the same problem |
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Post by ilovemydegus on Apr 5, 2007 14:33:15 GMT
anyone else got any ideas?
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Post by momof5furryboys1fuzzygirl on Apr 6, 2007 18:09:51 GMT
I don't know about the introducing part, but I used to work for a vet. She swears that castrating animals doesn't calm them down. Think about it, especially with a puppy, about the time they are fixed (6 months to 1 year) is when they start to outgrow that destructive stage and usually when all that training that the owner has been doing (since they brought them home at 2 months) is finally starting to sink in. It really is more timing than the act of having them castrated. So I don't think I'd put my boy through that, just my two cents.
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